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€490.72
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MSRP $439
AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 294 days older than the cheaper Core i5-12400.
Advantages of Core i9-11900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - €349.00 vs €490.72
- Up to 29% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-11900 - €2.68 vs €3.77 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i9-11900 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 2.5GHz Tuboboost: 5GHz, 8 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811900
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
130
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.68/FPS
100%
Price, €
€349
100%
Value Winner
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-11900 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
68 FPS
€19.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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68 FPS
€19.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,309.1
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42 FPS
€28.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.57
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67 FPS
€15.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,059
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80 FPS
€16.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,319
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83 FPS
€14.45/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,199
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42 FPS
€21.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€901.64
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111 FPS
€14.32/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,589
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114 FPS
€16.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,859
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55 FPS
€21.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
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42 FPS
€20.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€859
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71 FPS
€16.04/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,139
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71 FPS
€16.61/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,179
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87 FPS
€15.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,309
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42 FPS
€23.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
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55 FPS
€21.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,198.47
In Stock
55 FPS
€23.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,298.64
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68 FPS
€23.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,599
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Laptops Using Core i9-11900 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
65 FPS
€24.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,588.35
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24 FPS
€138.78/FPS
UHD Graphics 630
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,330.81
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81 FPS
€50.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,085.08
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